Chair
Andrea Forabosco
Oil and Gas Law Committee
The Oil and Gas Law Committee focuses on issues such as: exploration and production of hydrocarbons, onshore and offshore oil and gas, joint Operating Agreements and industry contracts, financing and insurance, comparative tax regimes, state participation and national oil companies, trans-national pipelines, storage, and refining, sales and shipping agreements, alternative dispute resolutions, licensing, PSA, and other regimes, downstream issues, oil and gas trade and marketing, natural gas transportation and distribution, LNG chain and hydrocarbon regulatory bodies and agencies.
The Future is Form: AIEN and IBA Launch Joint Collaboration on New Model Clauses for a Successful Energy Transition
The Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) and the International Bar Association’s Oil and Gas Law Committee (IBA-OGC) announce the launch of the joint project to develop Energy Transition Model Clauses.
The project will deliver model clauses that will be standard contractual provisions the oil and gas industry can rely on to implement their emissions reductions and decarbonization goals and that will help enable an energy transition that is timely, just, sustainable, and efficient.
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Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law
Published quarterly, the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law (JERL) is the journal of the SEERIL. Featuring contributions written by some of the finest academic minds and most successful practitioners in this area of study, JERL is a highly respected journal committed to reflecting contemporary issues that face the energy and natural resources sectors.
Publications
CO2 injection capacity obligations under the Net-Zero Industry Act and oil and gas production in the EU
This article briefly discusses the implications of Articles 20–23 of the EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act, which sets an objective to develop CO2 injection capacity and operational storage sites for 50 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2030. It imposes this obligation primarily on a category of firms authorised under the EU’s Hydrocarbons Directive with a licence to prospect or explore for or produce oil and gas in an area within the EU.
Released on Nov 02, 2026
India’s upstream reforms and the current OALP bid rounds: what international explorers should know
This article compares the framework with earlier licensing terms, explains the fiscal position and examines key risks for international participants. Statutory stability and clearer remedies warrant renewed interest, although their value depends on implementation, the allocation of consortium liabilities, and the geology and economics of each block. The reforms merit careful evaluation by prospective overseas bidders.
Released on Nov 02, 2026
A new era of climate accountability: unpacking the implications of new international advisory opinions for corporations
This article summarises highlights from the ‘Climate change: implications of the International Court of Justice and Inter-American Court of Human Rights advisory opinions for corporations’ webinar which took place on 9 October 2025. The webinar was presented by the IBA Oil & Gas Law Committee, supported by the IBA Business Human Rights Committee, the IBA Power Law Committee, the IBA Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL), the IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum, the IBA African Regional Forum and the IBA’s Legal Policy & Research Unit.
Released on Dec 01, 2025
Algeria Bid Round 2024: a strategic shift under the new Algerian hydrocarbon law
On 14 October 2024, Algeria launched its first upstream licensing round in a decade – Algeria Bid Round 2024 – under the new Hydrocarbon Law No. 19–13, marking a significant milestone in the country’s upstream oil and gas sector. This article examines the core features of the new legal and regulatory framework introduced by Law No. 19-13, including the new contractual models and fiscal incentives, and provides an overview of the bid round process launched by ALNAFT. It highlights key legal, procedural and commercial aspects relevant to international investors considering participation in Algeria’s renewed upstream sector.
Released on Jun 08, 2025
Scholarships
The IBA Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) normally offers a scholarship each year for a young lawyer, who would not normally be able to owing to financial constraints, to attend the IBA Annual Conference. Scholarship details are available here.
The IBA SEERIL, together with its Academic Advisory Group (AAG), are delighted to announce that they are again accepting applications from students requiring funding for advanced studies or research in the fields of energy and natural resources law. The scholarships and research grants, up to a total of £18,000 a year, and is open to students at any institution where at least one member of the faculty is an IBA/SEERIL member.
Subcommittees and other groups
The Oil and Gas Law Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- United Kingdom Energy Lawyers Group
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